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Heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction and the effect of β-blockers after acute myocardial infarction
There is currently an ongoing debate about the ‘grey area’ of heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF). We evaluated characteristics, prognosis, and the effect of β-blockers on clinical outcomes...
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Impaired left ventricular diastolic function is related to the formation of left ventricular apical thrombus in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction
Left ventricular (LV) apical thrombus is a clinically important complication which can cause systemic embolization in patients with anterior acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Systolic dysfunction has been a r...
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Oral sarpogrelate can improve endothelial dysfunction as effectively as oral cilostazol, with fewer headaches, in active young male smokers
Sarpogrelate and cilostazol are two commonly used adjunctive antiplatelet agents that also can be used to improve endothelial dysfunction. We compared the effects of sarpogrelate and cilostazol on endothelial ...
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Open AccessEndothelial progenitor cell transplantation decreases lymphangiogenesis and adverse myocardial remodeling in a mouse model of acute myocardial infarction
Cardiac lymphatic system in the remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been overlooked. We wanted to investigate the role of bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and their co...
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Differentiation between acute and chronic cor pulmonales with midventricular systolic strain of the right ventricle in the emergency department
Cor pulmonale (CP) is defined as the structural and functional alternation of the right ventricle (RV) caused by primary disorders of the respiratory system. We aimed to differentiate acute CP complicated with...
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Open AccessMyocardial injury occurs earlier than myocardial inflammation in acute experimental viral myocarditis
Endomyocardial biopsy often fails to show myocardial inflammation for patients with clinically suspected myocarditis. The serum isoforms of troponin T (cTnT) level is a very sensitive marker of myocardial inju...
